256 FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



FIG. 2. The Bacon Type. 



The Berkshire, Yorkshire and Tamworths are English 

 breeds. 



Different Growing Periods of Hogs. 



1. The milk .period (First few weeks). 



2. The milk and solid food period (Learning to eat). 



3. The growing period (Weaned). 



4. The fattening period (Before marketing). 



There is also a fifth or maintenance ration required for 

 breeding stock. Breeders are somtimes kept until they are five 

 or six years old. 



Facts About Feeding Swine. 



1. It takes one-third more grain to produce a pound of gain on a 

 300-pound pig than on a pig under 50 pounds. 



2. Feed pigs three times a day until they are 4 months old. 



3. The more a hog consumes the greater the gain. 



4. Pigs weaned at eight weeks of age if they have been properly 

 managed ought to weigh 38 to 40 pounds apiece. 



5. Market hogs should weigh at least 200 pounds when 8 months 

 old. 



6. The most economical weight is gained by feeding clover or 

 alfalfa with the ration. 



7. The average age at which swine are sold in the United States 

 is 11 months. 



